{"id":82910,"date":"2017-02-23T19:42:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T00:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2022-08-19T15:09:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T19:09:00","slug":"what-to-think-about-before-you-click","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/what-to-think-about-before-you-click\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Think About Before You Click"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"What<\/a>Readers of the Bach Seat<\/em> know that the Internet can be a risky place. The typical advice to stay safe on the Intertubes is to think before you click<\/a>. But why should you care and what should you think about before you click on a link in your email or on Facebook<\/strong>?\u00a0 Email is the leading source of attacks at home and at work.<\/p>\n

Kaspersky<\/a> reports<\/a> that over 2\/3 of emails<\/strong> sent in 2014 were SPAM<\/a><\/strong>. Merely clicking on a SPAM link can lead to password and data theft, and even \u201cdrive-by\u201d malware downloads<\/a>. In order to stay safe at work and at home ESet<\/a> wants you to ask yourself these questions before you click on any link<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

1. \"Do<\/a>Do you trust the person sending or posting the link?<\/strong> People have gotten better at distinguishing good emails and links from bad. Nonetheless, you still need to be alert, so the first question to ask yourself is:<\/p>\n